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On May 15, 2009, “Reprise” label released “21st Century Breakdown”, the eighth Green Day studio album. It was recorded January 2008 – April 2009, at “Ocean Way Recording” inHollywood; “Studio 880” in Oakland, California, “Jel Studios” in Newport Beach, California, “Costa Mesa Studios” in Costa Mesa, California, and was produced by Butch Vig, Billy Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt. At the 52nd Grammy Awardsheld in January 2010, “21st Century Breakdown” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Album”. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

Billie Joe Armstrong– lead vocals, guitar, piano

Tré Cool– drums, percussion

Mike Dirnt– leaf and backing vocals, bass guitar

Jason Freese– piano

Tom Kitt– string arrangements

Patrick Warren – string conducting

Chris Lord-Alge– mix engineer

Chris Dugan – engineer

Keith Armstrong – assistant engineer

Nik Karpen – assistant engineer

Wesley Seidman – assistant engineer

Brad Kobylczak – additional engineering

Joe McGrath – additional engineering

Andrew Schubert – additional engineering

Brad Townshend – additional engineering

Ted Jensen– mastering

Chris Bilheimer – design, photography, stencils

Andrew Black – stencils

Micah Chong – stencils

David Cooper – stencils

Marina Chavez – back cover photo

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music composed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt.

On May 19, 2015, “Reclamation!” label released “Sol Invictus” (Unconquered Sun), the seventh Faith No More studio album. It was recorded 2014, in “Estudios Koolarrow” and “Vulcan Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Billy Gould.